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democrats have to defend seven senate seats in states that mitt romney carried. in three of those states the incumbent senator is retiring. but there are four democratic incumbents in states that romney won, and all of them are going to distance themselves from obama to varying lengths. especially in the west, and in alaska, where we've seen a lot of criticism of the nsa traditionally more libertarian states. but the reason the nsa is a great issue for democratic senators to break with obama on is that they can plead liberals who are also very skeptical of the nsa program while appealing to libertarian, independent-minded folks in some of those states. but it's not just the nsa. on alabamacare or the aca, you know, every ink s&l democratic senator voted for that. every one of them who is up is vulnerable to be attacked as the deciding vote on the law. and so you're seeing them to various degrees based on how vulnerable they are say that they're trying to fix the law or criticize the law or criticize the implementation of the law and i suspect that will continue e
democrats have to defend seven senate seats in states that mitt romney carried. in three of those states the incumbent senator is retiring. but there are four democratic incumbents in states that romney won, and all of them are going to distance themselves from obama to varying lengths. especially in the west, and in alaska, where we've seen a lot of criticism of the nsa traditionally more libertarian states. but the reason the nsa is a great issue for democratic senators to break with obama on...
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those are states where mitt romney won by large margins in 2012. unlikely to see a change of hands there. i would say georgia is a little different in that the demographics of the state are moving in the democrats direction, meaning that there are increasingly numbers of voters who are black, latino and young. that group is growing. obama only lost there by seven points in georgia in 2012, so that's the one place where you could see an upset. michelle nunn, her father was a senator so she has name recognition. >> let's look at the democrats who do have a fragile ten-seat majority. which democrat incumbents face the most serious challenges? >> the most serious challenge i would say is two of them. mark pryor in arkansas. he's another democrat in a state where romney won by a lot of points there as well. he -- his poll numbers have been down. he's running as a pretty strong house republican whose name is tom cotton. that's probably the most vulnerable incumbent democrat on the map. also look at louisiana, mary landrieu, in alaska, north carolina, kay
those are states where mitt romney won by large margins in 2012. unlikely to see a change of hands there. i would say georgia is a little different in that the demographics of the state are moving in the democrats direction, meaning that there are increasingly numbers of voters who are black, latino and young. that group is growing. obama only lost there by seven points in georgia in 2012, so that's the one place where you could see an upset. michelle nunn, her father was a senator so she has...
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president obama defeated republican mitt romney by 51-47 margin. in the places that have marriage equality, if you take the average score of those 17 states in the district of columbia, president obama won 61% of the vote there, while mitt romney took just 37%. in fact, if you look at president obama's top 16 margins in the country, places where he wracked up his biggest majorities last year, they are the 15 states and the district of columbia where marriage equality is the law. but all the way down there at the very opposite end of the spectrum, right-hand corner of the chart, state where the margin was the widest against president obama in 2012. well that would be utah. president obama lost that state by 48 points last year. and yet five days before christmas, a federal judge there handed down a ruling declaring the state's 2004 ban on same sex marriage to be unconstitutional. which made utah the 18th state where gay marriage is legal. at least for now. last weekend same sex couples in utah started marrying and they're doing so at a record shatte
president obama defeated republican mitt romney by 51-47 margin. in the places that have marriage equality, if you take the average score of those 17 states in the district of columbia, president obama won 61% of the vote there, while mitt romney took just 37%. in fact, if you look at president obama's top 16 margins in the country, places where he wracked up his biggest majorities last year, they are the 15 states and the district of columbia where marriage equality is the law. but all the way...
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it was a pronounced gender gap, after all. 12 points that helped carry president obama passed mitt romney into a second term in 2012. it was also if 2012 they were what is supposed to be a sure thing, a republican takeover of the u.s. senate, in part because the gop nominated candidates like todd aiken in missouri, richard murdock in indiana, we saw them swallowed up by their comments and what constitutes a quote legitimate raid, god's intention for rape victim itself. last month, in fact in fact they handed over to a conservatism social platform. of course information some parts of the country, gop's post-2010 push on reproductive issues hasn't kept republicans yet from containing control of the house in red states across the country. it was in the gop house in red state america that republicans carried on in 2013 as if the warnings of the 2012 election didn't apply to them. in march, arkansas legislator directed challenged roe v. wade after overriding the democratic veto. that was followed by a six-week abortion ban in north dakota, based on a fetal heartbeat can be detected sometime be
it was a pronounced gender gap, after all. 12 points that helped carry president obama passed mitt romney into a second term in 2012. it was also if 2012 they were what is supposed to be a sure thing, a republican takeover of the u.s. senate, in part because the gop nominated candidates like todd aiken in missouri, richard murdock in indiana, we saw them swallowed up by their comments and what constitutes a quote legitimate raid, god's intention for rape victim itself. last month, in fact in...
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. >> i'm still trying to figure out if she actually voted for mitt romney last year. she didn't vote for obama, but some comments she made, i wonder if she voted for obama. my gift to sarah palin, we'll give her the duck dynasty dvd collection. she probably has it at this point. sarah palin -- >> the graphic. >> yes. >> being the host, you know, you have the home graphic advantage. we have a few more names up here, few more faces up here. we'll keep the silly hats on for one more segment, back and spin awe few more times and a few more gifts after this. [ male announcer ] this is jim, a man who doesn't stand still. but jim has afib, atrial fibrillation -- an irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. for years, jim's medicine tied him to a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but now, with once-a-day xarelto®, jim's on the move. jim's doctor recommended xarelto®. like warfarin, xarelto® is proven effective to reduce afib-related stroke risk. but xarelto® is the first and only once-a-day presc
. >> i'm still trying to figure out if she actually voted for mitt romney last year. she didn't vote for obama, but some comments she made, i wonder if she voted for obama. my gift to sarah palin, we'll give her the duck dynasty dvd collection. she probably has it at this point. sarah palin -- >> the graphic. >> yes. >> being the host, you know, you have the home graphic advantage. we have a few more names up here, few more faces up here. we'll keep the silly hats on for...
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this is a state mitt romney won by just eight points last year. a state where polls suggest that two democrats have real chances to win statewide office next year. in a state where there's a real populous movement brewing. on january 13th, georgia liberals plan to hold their first moral monday event to protest. nathan deal's refusal to accept medicaid expansion. it was held this year in north carolina, in which thousands came out to register. instead of dispairing over the antics, think about this. political scientist -- puts it, a blue georgia might happen much sooner than you think. joining me now, janice matthews. based in atlanta, one of the people helping to organize a new moral monday push in georgia. what is the plan here? what do you hope to achieve by bringing people to the capital and pressuring the governor? >> we hope to have the governor understand that not everyone is to the far extreme right like the comments that you hear from some of the congressional representatives. you know, what this really boils down to is what's fair? everyb
this is a state mitt romney won by just eight points last year. a state where polls suggest that two democrats have real chances to win statewide office next year. in a state where there's a real populous movement brewing. on january 13th, georgia liberals plan to hold their first moral monday event to protest. nathan deal's refusal to accept medicaid expansion. it was held this year in north carolina, in which thousands came out to register. instead of dispairing over the antics, think about...
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this year, which can also be seen as a risky move, especially in a southern state that voted for mitt romney. and republicans need six seats to take control of the senate. hagan's vulnerability makes her a prime gop target. joining me is john davis, editor of the john davis political report. john, it's good to have you here. republicans certainly very serious about taking control of the senate in 2014. as you mentioned in your report, the conservative group americans for prosperity, it's already busy in north carolina running attack ads against senator hagan and targeting a very important voting block in the state, women. i want to play a portion of that ad. take a look. >> women are the driving force of the new economy. they balance the family checkbook. they start businesses, create jobs. but kay hagan just doesn't get it. instead of listening to north carolina, hagan continues to push for obamacare. >> so with still ten months to go, in your estimation and what you know, how much has already been spent on these ads and where exactly are the deep pockets this money coming from? >> well, ab
this year, which can also be seen as a risky move, especially in a southern state that voted for mitt romney. and republicans need six seats to take control of the senate. hagan's vulnerability makes her a prime gop target. joining me is john davis, editor of the john davis political report. john, it's good to have you here. republicans certainly very serious about taking control of the senate in 2014. as you mentioned in your report, the conservative group americans for prosperity, it's...
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bush won, john mccain won, mitt romney won so that is a seat democrats aren't going to be able to capture. they need 17 seats to be able to reclaim control of the house that is a long way away. >> ifill: that was always considered to be a long way away but it doesn't help when people decide to retire. >> not at all am they don't like defending open sees-- seats but republicans are retiring 11 to to 1 versus democrats. when you talk to them they see that as expanding their map. they see opportunities in places like arkansas, north carolina, other places in south florida, some other states like that. >> ifill: well, let's talk about the senate, because in the senate there are also retirements and there's a better chance of gaining or regaining control for republicans, perhaps. >> the senate republicans need six net seats to be able to take control back. three of those seats might look pretty easy. you've got west virginia where jay rockefeller a democrat is retiring, south dakota and montana, though are pretty likely republican pickups. that's only really three seats they need to win to get
bush won, john mccain won, mitt romney won so that is a seat democrats aren't going to be able to capture. they need 17 seats to be able to reclaim control of the house that is a long way away. >> ifill: that was always considered to be a long way away but it doesn't help when people decide to retire. >> not at all am they don't like defending open sees-- seats but republicans are retiring 11 to to 1 versus democrats. when you talk to them they see that as expanding their map. they...
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red centralruby utah district that mitt romney one in 2012. one of the last members of the blue dog coalition, whose ranks have muzzled during obama's presidency. frank wolf said he is not running as well in 2014. he put out a statement about that decision. here.d, i will find that why don't i take a phone call. looking for what frank wolf had to say. doug, illinois, democratic caller. i would have to say that my representative and senator do reflect my views. my center is dick durbin -- my senator is dick durbin. yourepresentative bill in -- the representative represents my views. he has maintained a low profile and has not introduced any .egislation he is occupying the seat and not doing anything. really andthat i disconcerted about the whole political atmosphere. true that democrats have grown more intolerant of the other side. it seems that more and more at they have gone to the extreme right. it is like they refuse to listen to anything of any common sense. they are anti-science, anti- reason. another comment about your posting of the bud
red centralruby utah district that mitt romney one in 2012. one of the last members of the blue dog coalition, whose ranks have muzzled during obama's presidency. frank wolf said he is not running as well in 2014. he put out a statement about that decision. here.d, i will find that why don't i take a phone call. looking for what frank wolf had to say. doug, illinois, democratic caller. i would have to say that my representative and senator do reflect my views. my center is dick durbin -- my...
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when you looked at barack obama versus mitt romney, it was who cares about my problems, who's better able to understand me, who's going to protect the middle class. i think part of what we've seen because of the bad rollout of the affordable care act and the fact that while there's been some good economic news, it hasn't really trickled down to main street yet. lots of people don't feel it. and they have a sense that they're being squeezed and that health care wasn't what they had hoped for. so you see these numbers taking a dive. he can rescue it if the affordable care act starts performing properly and if people start feeling an economic recovery. but right now it's pretty dicey for him. >> and honestly, gloria, the poll shows the president's gained back a couple of points after the plunge from the, you know, keep your own insurance pledge, which we talked about many, many times. but whether he's honest and trustworthy, he's down. he's down six points from last year. you talk about how he could bounce back, maybe depending on how the rollout improves. what about trustworthiness? ho
when you looked at barack obama versus mitt romney, it was who cares about my problems, who's better able to understand me, who's going to protect the middle class. i think part of what we've seen because of the bad rollout of the affordable care act and the fact that while there's been some good economic news, it hasn't really trickled down to main street yet. lots of people don't feel it. and they have a sense that they're being squeezed and that health care wasn't what they had hoped for. so...
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for one thing, the belief is they feel an incredibly weak candidate in 2012 with mitt romney. they also became captivated by libertarian voices in their party, rand paul, ted cruz. those don't necessarily point to a solution of how to grow the party. they still are doing this tightrope, this balancing act between trying to appease the very loud, very activist base without which speaker boehner would be minority leader boehner and to try their electoral base which has clearly been diminishing. >> i wanted to ask you about this. an interesting thing has started to happen organ when the tea party came to town. i'm not quoting from robert. >> why not. >> the idea when the tea party began, it was much more against corporate interests and lobbying interest and influence of big money in washington and closed door deals. mitch mcconnell this weekend had meeting with defense companies and the senate conservative fund, which is a powerful outside group, said this about o'connell. all he's doing is nudge nudge, wink wink, i'll take care of you. what he's saying is i'm a big spending repu
for one thing, the belief is they feel an incredibly weak candidate in 2012 with mitt romney. they also became captivated by libertarian voices in their party, rand paul, ted cruz. those don't necessarily point to a solution of how to grow the party. they still are doing this tightrope, this balancing act between trying to appease the very loud, very activist base without which speaker boehner would be minority leader boehner and to try their electoral base which has clearly been diminishing....
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now, that number 3 million becomes even more important when you consider that in 2012, mitt romney won the state by less than 100,000 votes. and north carolina is a key prize in presidential elections with 15 electoral college votes. governor mccrory also won by just over 500,000 votes. if you are governor mccrory, these laws are common sense because most voters negatively impacted by the law, they weren't going to vote for him anyway. like african-american voters who overwhelmingly voted against mccrory in 2012. yes, race is a factor. as we saw on "the daily show requesshow" back in october. >> the bottom line is the law is not racist. >> of course the law is not racist. and you are not racist. >> well, i've been called a bigot before. let me tell you something. you don't look like me. i think i've treated you the same as i would anybody else. matter of fact, one of my best friends is black. >> okay. yeah. earlier this week, a judge in north carolina decided to postpone challenges to the law until after next year's mid-term elections. which is also after most of the law goes into effe
now, that number 3 million becomes even more important when you consider that in 2012, mitt romney won the state by less than 100,000 votes. and north carolina is a key prize in presidential elections with 15 electoral college votes. governor mccrory also won by just over 500,000 votes. if you are governor mccrory, these laws are common sense because most voters negatively impacted by the law, they weren't going to vote for him anyway. like african-american voters who overwhelmingly voted...
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mitt romney fighting back over that creditly roried videotape and what he said about the 47%. >> and if it wasn't that gaffe that cost mitt romney the election, the belief that the country is divided into virtuous, productive maker, up against the lazy, vicious takers and that's where romney's running mate comes in. >> right now, about 60% of the american people get more dollar amount from the government. we're coming to a country getting more takers and makers. we can quickly become a country of take rs versus makers. we are on this ticking point where more and more are becoming takers and makers in america. >> but those weren't just slip ups. those were the two most powerful republicans at the time expressing what has become the central tenant of modern conservatism. >> basically two classes, victims, taxpayers, productive people, and parasites. >> the moocher class out there. >> there are 50% of the voting public who want stuff. they want things. and who is going to give them things. >> remember, the rant that launched the tea party that gave us our current mess wasn't the big ban
mitt romney fighting back over that creditly roried videotape and what he said about the 47%. >> and if it wasn't that gaffe that cost mitt romney the election, the belief that the country is divided into virtuous, productive maker, up against the lazy, vicious takers and that's where romney's running mate comes in. >> right now, about 60% of the american people get more dollar amount from the government. we're coming to a country getting more takers and makers. we can quickly...
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look what it cost mitt romney when he talked the other direction about president the 1% and fighting the 47%? clearly the country sees the guys on wall street. every time you pick up a newspaper, you read about wall street and the salaries the guys get, the golden parachutes. they're knocked off. they don't run the companies anymore. they don't have to do anything anymore. talk about getting paid for nothing. they're getting paid for failure and making exponentially more money than the people working in middle management. your thoughts? >> i think the american people are speaking very loudly and basically what they're saying is that we want to make sure this country is properly functioning. we want to make sure people have jobs. i think that actually, chris, puts pressure on this president and it puts pressure on our congress. keep in mind, i mean, up until yesterday, we basically, and the president had a group of folk who was saying, my way or the highway. >> yeah. >> and i'm telling you, i mean, you know, chris, i'm a progressive, but i -- and i'm very cautiously optimistic, but i
look what it cost mitt romney when he talked the other direction about president the 1% and fighting the 47%? clearly the country sees the guys on wall street. every time you pick up a newspaper, you read about wall street and the salaries the guys get, the golden parachutes. they're knocked off. they don't run the companies anymore. they don't have to do anything anymore. talk about getting paid for nothing. they're getting paid for failure and making exponentially more money than the people...
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northward and westward but mainly snow for the mountains, garrett county and out toward timberline and romney, 4 to 8 inches, maybe 2 to 4 for frederick towards westminster and hagerstown and 1 to 2 in our northern and western suburbs. around town a trace to an inch. that might be pushing it. you folks in southern maryland, la plata, waldorf, calvert county might see snow to start. it won't stick. it will go to rain quickly, one reason, our surface temperatures, 36 in gaithersburg, leesburg and 37 in manassas. if you want to do something tonight, you can. nothing is coming our way until tomorrow morning. >>> whether you love organic, chinese food, carryout or big macs in, this week's restaurant alert investigative reporter russ ptacek tracks down sanitation violations that are risky to your help. >> reporter: on benning road northeast inspectors closed z mart citing eight violations including food items stored in the basement with piles of rat droppings. when we looked around, you know what that is? >> yeah. mouse. >> reporter: well, that's more than a mouse. that would be an awfully big mous
northward and westward but mainly snow for the mountains, garrett county and out toward timberline and romney, 4 to 8 inches, maybe 2 to 4 for frederick towards westminster and hagerstown and 1 to 2 in our northern and western suburbs. around town a trace to an inch. that might be pushing it. you folks in southern maryland, la plata, waldorf, calvert county might see snow to start. it won't stick. it will go to rain quickly, one reason, our surface temperatures, 36 in gaithersburg, leesburg and...
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. >> mitt romney did and that worked out for him. >> not really. kelly -- >> one of the things in talking to mary landrieu day-to-day she will say she's not running from the health care law but she wants to fix it. she does believe that in the state of louisiana there are a lot of people who will be potentially helped by it. but the subtext here is this idea of being willing to stand up to your party and trying to fix things. voters hate the fact that too many in congress are viewed as just sort of going along and not trying to actually get something done. so the fix it idea, i think, is kind watch lesser point in her ad but one that does sort of stand a bit of time even if the exchanges do improve in their accessibility and people sign up. the fix it idea has some legs for a democrat who is trying to be seen as not hiding but trying to do something. she really is take on harry reid privately and trying to push this sort of thing. i'm not sure she will be successful in making big changes but she's willing to mix it up. blanche lincoln a friend of t
. >> mitt romney did and that worked out for him. >> not really. kelly -- >> one of the things in talking to mary landrieu day-to-day she will say she's not running from the health care law but she wants to fix it. she does believe that in the state of louisiana there are a lot of people who will be potentially helped by it. but the subtext here is this idea of being willing to stand up to your party and trying to fix things. voters hate the fact that too many in congress are...
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both the simpson-bowles commission and the domenici-rivlin commission and president obama and governor romney in his campaign all advocated some form of tax simplifications, tax equalization you might say by closing some of these things and bringing in more revenue. and so one of the disagreements is what to do with that new revenue. if you so-called broaden the base by closing these exemptions and credits and deductions, that broadens the base of taxation. there's more money available to be taxed. and you can actually bring in the same amount of revenue by lowering the rate which a lot of economists think would be a good idea. the question then is what do you do with the extra money. republicans would want it all to go for deaf create reduction, and some democrats say for deficit reduction, and some say for other purposes. i mean, republicans want it all to go -- excuse me, want it all to go to rate reduction can. i misspoke there. republicans would want all the new money to lower the rates even further. democrats say, well, we could lower the rates, but we should also use it for some defici
both the simpson-bowles commission and the domenici-rivlin commission and president obama and governor romney in his campaign all advocated some form of tax simplifications, tax equalization you might say by closing some of these things and bringing in more revenue. and so one of the disagreements is what to do with that new revenue. if you so-called broaden the base by closing these exemptions and credits and deductions, that broadens the base of taxation. there's more money available to be...
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the simpson-bowles commission and the domenici ribbon commission and president obama and governor romney all advocated some form of tax equalizationn, tax by closing some of these things and bringing in more revenue. one of the disagreements is what to do with the revenue. if you close these deductions and credits, that broadens the base of taxation. there is more money available to be taxed. you can bring in the same amount of revenue by lowering the rate. what do you do with the extra money? republicans would want it all to go for deficit reduction. democrats want to go for deficit reduction and some of it for other purposes. to republicans won all to go rate reduction. democrats say we should also use it for deficit reduction or to find other priorities. host: we are talking with bob bixby. glen is on our line for independents. caller: thank you for letting me talk. one way they can get more taxes and is to get these people back to work. they do not even try now. they just keep on hiring the government and paying high wages. my daughter works in a rest home as a cook. some time ago i
the simpson-bowles commission and the domenici ribbon commission and president obama and governor romney all advocated some form of tax equalizationn, tax by closing some of these things and bringing in more revenue. one of the disagreements is what to do with the revenue. if you close these deductions and credits, that broadens the base of taxation. there is more money available to be taxed. you can bring in the same amount of revenue by lowering the rate. what do you do with the extra money?...
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that if romney were elected, we would be coming out of this by now. with all this government regulation and the government goes -- the government knows best and comes first, as sky has never worked hard. arrogant,most polarizing, racist president we have ever had. the only people making excuses for him are the morally weak and politically correct liberal white apologists and the plaque -- and the black racists in the name of political correctness. everyone else is realistic enough to see the frog has dissipated and this guy is a total fraud. he will go down as one of the worst presidents this country has ever had. he does not care about the pain the americans are going through. >> joe from new york, good morning. caller: good morning. thank bush.to he was right 10 years ago when he said increasing domestic oil wouldtion in north dakota stimulate and create jobs. i remember senator kerry was opposed to that. now it and it up being right because every million barrels we produce here, we generate $60 billion per year in revenues from that. i would say th
that if romney were elected, we would be coming out of this by now. with all this government regulation and the government goes -- the government knows best and comes first, as sky has never worked hard. arrogant,most polarizing, racist president we have ever had. the only people making excuses for him are the morally weak and politically correct liberal white apologists and the plaque -- and the black racists in the name of political correctness. everyone else is realistic enough to see the...
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want the hard questions and therefore, having press conferences not even meeting with reporter mitt romney got testy with bret asking him tough questions. >> i'm going to start getting testy with you guys. obama has done interviews, remember the disk jockey in florida, his nickname on air the pimp with the limp. those are hard-hitting interviews. at the same time he wouldn't do interviews with -- >> on fox news channel, msnbc instead. the president surrounding himself with people who, you know, are drinking the coolaid which is something that they do but valerie jarrett was recently quoted as saying that the reason that president obama possibly hasn't met with kathleen sebelius because he's so extraordinary that he doesn't do what ordinary people do and maybe that's why we don't understand his actions. >> use that excuse around my house. >> but jay carney yesterday said, of course, they've met a bunch of times, it's just not on the record. do you buy that? do you believe they've plett met? >> no. white house logs are thorough, if no other reason than historical purposes, they want to keep
want the hard questions and therefore, having press conferences not even meeting with reporter mitt romney got testy with bret asking him tough questions. >> i'm going to start getting testy with you guys. obama has done interviews, remember the disk jockey in florida, his nickname on air the pimp with the limp. those are hard-hitting interviews. at the same time he wouldn't do interviews with -- >> on fox news channel, msnbc instead. the president surrounding himself with people...
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we all remember back in 2008 when mitt romney said let detroit go bankrupt and there was a big partisan fight. so who is right? does the american public get money back? >> the american public has gotten all but about $10 billion back from gm. lost about $1.3 billion on chrysler. ford never took the bailout. be very clear. ford never took the bailout, it was in a better position at the beginning of the financial crisis. but the u.s. taxpayer lost money on those two bailouts of chrysler and gm. but let's be clear. they could have lost a lot more. so there is what they have lost, that is just gm, but a lot of people say, wow, that ended up being a pretty good investment. gm since 2010 has invested $8.8 billion of either own money into 34 facilities and saved or created 25,000 jobs they say. and you have basically the auto have i in america right back where it was in 2008 before it all fell apart. >> all right, thanks so much. >>> nearly one year ago, newtown, connecticut was forever changed as sandy hook elementary school became the site of the second deadliest shooting this american histo
we all remember back in 2008 when mitt romney said let detroit go bankrupt and there was a big partisan fight. so who is right? does the american public get money back? >> the american public has gotten all but about $10 billion back from gm. lost about $1.3 billion on chrysler. ford never took the bailout. be very clear. ford never took the bailout, it was in a better position at the beginning of the financial crisis. but the u.s. taxpayer lost money on those two bailouts of chrysler and...
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>> they are looking for the person who can play mitt romney. >> interesting. by the way, we got a tweet from it's good and said mark hal earn is on watch what happens live. my brian exploded in a good way. >> he does seem drunk. >> no, no. i just thought there was something about mark halpern behind a bar. in front of a bar, but not behind. >> that are shows him interesting. >> how fun is that? >> he's adorable. i would be scared. >> no, you should go on. >> we should be scared to go on. >> you don't think i should do it? i don't think he would ask me. >> sure he would. i think it will work well. let's do it. >> okay. >> do you have any mixologist skills? >> no, i have my own personal mixologist. >> what if anything did we learn today? >> this big winter storm is moving to the south. not so much to the east, but to the south. the cold air is plunging down to the rockies. it's warm for one more day in texas and the cold snow and ice is heading your way. minneapolis is where the worst travel conditions will be found. with amazing rewards. with the spark cash car
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saw in massachusetts six years ago when we essentially piloted this same policy for the nation under romney care in massachusetts. after a terrible first few weeks on the federal healthcare.gov website, the obama administration now says the site is working for most people most of the time, which is what they were hoping for by december 1. if the health care website is, in fact, working that much more smoothly, that should smooth the way for more people to get enrolled across the country. in the first nine weeks, in general, states running their own exchanges, kentucky included, they have done better than states that are not running their own exchanges and letting the federal government do it. but as the federal system works these kinks out, the numbers are going to keep going up. they're going to keep going up and up, even in places like mississippi, even in places like mississippi, which has done everything it can to ruin its own citizens' chances of getting health insurance, even to the point of unplugging what they had, which was working, which they designed for themselves. even in a sta
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consistent with what ssachusetts, a state of only 6.5 million residents, experienced an initial rollout of romney care. not revealing the number of people that paid for the plan and she did not explain why the obama administration will withhold those numbers from the public until december 15. >> the numbers are consistent with the numbers that massachusetts reported and that we feel are the most accurate by the 15th of december and we will be able to tell you how many people have paid for this coverage. lou: or disturbing numbers. 55% say they believe the obama administration tried to deceive them about obamacare. compared to only 30% many say we need to throw obamacare out and begin again and 42% say keep trying to fix it and 10% say leave it alne. well, let's find out our guests tonight have to say. joining us is andrea and greg. cohost of the five and thank you both for being here. i would like to turn to you, andrea. she has become a metaphor for what is going on with health care dog of an obamacare itself. it's striking that this thing just doesn't work and we still are having conflicting cl
consistent with what ssachusetts, a state of only 6.5 million residents, experienced an initial rollout of romney care. not revealing the number of people that paid for the plan and she did not explain why the obama administration will withhold those numbers from the public until december 15. >> the numbers are consistent with the numbers that massachusetts reported and that we feel are the most accurate by the 15th of december and we will be able to tell you how many people have paid for...
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city where barack obama won nearly 98% of the vote over mitt romney, native michigander, mitt romney, last year. detroit on friday, the state republican party will be joined by senator rand paul to open what is calling its african-american engagement office. now, paul is an interesting choice for the task. he famously questioned its public accommodations clause of the civil rights act of 1964 a few years ago. earlier this year, he stood by an aide who previously called himself the southern averge, once wrote the quote, a non-white majority america would simply crease to be america. but paul has made several public efforts to at least communicate with black voters, speak ac the howard university earlier this year. the gop's national chairman, reince priebus, continues to insist that expanding the party's demographic appeal is one of his priority. black voters and urban america in general never been as hostile to the gop as they now are. are paul's gestures sincere? is the national gop committed to reaching out? do they truly understand why their party has fail so miserably to connect w
city where barack obama won nearly 98% of the vote over mitt romney, native michigander, mitt romney, last year. detroit on friday, the state republican party will be joined by senator rand paul to open what is calling its african-american engagement office. now, paul is an interesting choice for the task. he famously questioned its public accommodations clause of the civil rights act of 1964 a few years ago. earlier this year, he stood by an aide who previously called himself the southern...
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orneat trick of govern romney's case. jonathan is in memphis, tennessee on the independent line. hi jonathan you're on the air. caller: i want to answer your question. do governors make better presidents? none of them make better presidents. it is all a scam. that's the real and quit sugarcoating things. it is not nothing going to get any better until the most high comes back. we need to stop this and be real because we cannot play with this. this is real. tv, weime we get on the sugarcoat things that are not real. this is not going to do nothing for nobody. they are all the same. host: jonathan in memphis. five more minutes of your calls on whether governors make better is december 1. the 25th world aid state. "aidstime to stop saying in africa." to plainview, new york we go to sy on the republican line. aller: although i am republican i would never vote for scott walker. he eliminated collective bargaining. although he says collective bargaining is not good, why did he not good for everyone? also the safety net to it i don't think he would eliminate his own safety net which is
orneat trick of govern romney's case. jonathan is in memphis, tennessee on the independent line. hi jonathan you're on the air. caller: i want to answer your question. do governors make better presidents? none of them make better presidents. it is all a scam. that's the real and quit sugarcoating things. it is not nothing going to get any better until the most high comes back. we need to stop this and be real because we cannot play with this. this is real. tv, weime we get on the sugarcoat...
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because they thought as failed as some of the policies appeared to be, he was a better option than mitt romney. the idea is barack obama is the best of the worst options. >> i think he did a great job in the re-election. the reason he did well is he promised people affordable health care. he did not deliver on that. he promised you you could keep your doctor. he did not deliver on that. the campaign promises that got him elected are not holding water. >> thank you, ben ferguson and jason johnson. thanks for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >> thanks for having us. >>> still to come, a doctor calls a little boy's health a ticking time bomb. >> they say he is only alive because of regular treatments in the hospital. next on "new day" more on hogan's fight to find a bone marrow match. >>> christine romans has a preview of your money. >> from san quentin, imagine going into prison before smartphones were inven haven'te vented. i'll take you inside one of the dangerous prisons for new tech devices. all new on "your money." ay no i, you celebrate a little win. nicorette mini delivers fast crav
because they thought as failed as some of the policies appeared to be, he was a better option than mitt romney. the idea is barack obama is the best of the worst options. >> i think he did a great job in the re-election. the reason he did well is he promised people affordable health care. he did not deliver on that. he promised you you could keep your doctor. he did not deliver on that. the campaign promises that got him elected are not holding water. >> thank you, ben ferguson and...
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were you able to interview mitt romney for "collision 2012" i was. in a sense surprisingly so. i've said to other people it's not thawfn a losing candidate wants to sit down with a reporter or book author who basically wants to ask a lot of questions about why didn't do you this. an why did you do this dumb thing and why didn't you think of that. he was gracious. we spent ninety minutes together. it was just tbotd of us. he answered all of my questions in that amount of time. he was, i thought, quite forthcoming in most areas. there was still a couple of things i would say processing after the election. one in particular, peter, was the 47% comment that surfaced in september of 2012. i think he still was coming in to terms with exactly what he said. >> what is one other people thing people will learn? >> i think they will learn some of the doubts that governor romney had at the very early stage before he formally announced about whether he was the right candidate. i think they will learn how competitive president obama is, and how he was prepared to run in essence, a totally di
were you able to interview mitt romney for "collision 2012" i was. in a sense surprisingly so. i've said to other people it's not thawfn a losing candidate wants to sit down with a reporter or book author who basically wants to ask a lot of questions about why didn't do you this. an why did you do this dumb thing and why didn't you think of that. he was gracious. we spent ninety minutes together. it was just tbotd of us. he answered all of my questions in that amount of time. he was,...
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, the son of former presidential candidate mitt romney. he tweeted this picture of himself standing in front of their car after it plowed through a home. the message reads quote, was first on the scene of a big accident. i lifted four people out to safety. all okay. thankful. police say the driver appeared to have suffered a seizure and veered off the road. his wife and two children were not seriously hurt. >>> look at this video. a truck that fell into a sinkhole on chicago's south side, the only person in the vehicle was able to get out safely. police say there were two water main breaks in the area and described the area now as a complete washout. lucky there. >>> their stories are always riveting. people who survive a brush with death who then talk about seeing something they couldn't quite explain, maybe the afterlife. this sunday, cnn's anderson cooper brings us the extraordinary stories of three such people, including this cancer survivor who talked with cnn's randi kaye. >> but you could still see your husband and how was he reacti
, the son of former presidential candidate mitt romney. he tweeted this picture of himself standing in front of their car after it plowed through a home. the message reads quote, was first on the scene of a big accident. i lifted four people out to safety. all okay. thankful. police say the driver appeared to have suffered a seizure and veered off the road. his wife and two children were not seriously hurt. >>> look at this video. a truck that fell into a sinkhole on chicago's south...
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the first people to arrive on the scene saw it happen, josh romney, mitt romney's son. he tweeted out this picture. he listed four of the people inside the car to safety, and they were mostly okay. really, they were doing all right, but some people are now criticizing him, saying he shouldn't be posing and smiling in front of the wreck eed vehic. i'm just going to say it, thanksgiving. thankful that josh romney was there to help the people get out of the car and that they're all okay. thank you, josh. period. who cares. >> how far will you go to win a game? a few professional coaches are making big headlines for blurring the lines between competing and cheating. one of them, this guy, jason kidd. oh, what a stunt. spilling a drink to gain an advantage. that's not my assessment. and he's not the only coach. that's next. [ female announcer ] thanks for financing my first car. thanks for giving me your smile. thanks for inspiring me. thanks for showing me my potential. for teaching me not to take life so seriously. thanks for loving me and being my best friend. don't forge
the first people to arrive on the scene saw it happen, josh romney, mitt romney's son. he tweeted out this picture. he listed four of the people inside the car to safety, and they were mostly okay. really, they were doing all right, but some people are now criticizing him, saying he shouldn't be posing and smiling in front of the wreck eed vehic. i'm just going to say it, thanksgiving. thankful that josh romney was there to help the people get out of the car and that they're all okay. thank...
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. >>> and josh romney said in a tweet today that he saved four people after a car accident. he included a photo of himself standing next to what appeared to be an overturned vehicle inside a house. ♪ ♪ you get your coffee here. you get your hair cut here. you find that certain thing you were looking for here, but actually you get so much more. when you shop at these small local businesses, you support all the things that make your community great. the money you spend here, stays here. in this place you call your neighborhood. tomorrow is small business saturday. get out and shop small. >>> a living wage is important for the community. actually it does well for everybody. if working people have more money in their pocket, they can spend that money in other stores and fuel the economy. >> so that sound from one of the activists protesting walmart this black friday. we are learning of a new arrest as walmart workers around the country demonstrated on this busiest shopping day of the year. ten people have been arrested so far including two walmart workers in chicago. workers
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. >> you know what, though, thinking about corporations, phil, mitt romney is the one who famously said corporations are people back when he was running for president. so if a court determines that a corporation can have the same rights as people, what would be the effect? >> well, let's take that logic to an extreme. it's one thing to say a corporate executive can spend money secretly on political campaigns. i don't like it but it's not going to infringe on my rights as an employee. if the court is going to say an employer can infringe upon my rights, if i can't get any other job in a struggling economy but to work for someone with religious views that he wants to impose on me, that's a whole different ball game which i think is why the court will we very, very hesitant to step on that land mine. >> do you think obama care supporters should be worried about this? >> i think they should be worried for a lot of reasons and mainly because the poll numbers are so bad because of this botched rollout. but i do think there is a larger issue at stake. even if you are someone that is religious,
. >> you know what, though, thinking about corporations, phil, mitt romney is the one who famously said corporations are people back when he was running for president. so if a court determines that a corporation can have the same rights as people, what would be the effect? >> well, let's take that logic to an extreme. it's one thing to say a corporate executive can spend money secretly on political campaigns. i don't like it but it's not going to infringe on my rights as an...
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. >> i know if i get a $250 fine every time i was texting ann romney driving i would probably stop the first time i got caught. >> they are getting ready to put cops everyone several miles to enforce the laws. >> reporter: state leaders say they believe the problem of distracted driving will likely get worse leaving other states to push for more aggressive numbers. >>> by a margin of just a few dozen votes a $15 minimum wage for some workers in a city in washington state has now been approved. this vote was launched by labor workers across the country who want higher pay for low-end jobs. alan it sounds like this decision is not quite final? >> not quite, david. that's right. the votes cast, counted, certified today by the state, and as we have seen before we have one side claiming victory and the other side saying not so fast. we will have a recount in this as expected. this is a case where a battle over the $15 wage and a number of requirements involving employees goes down to the wire. 77 votes out of 6001 passed. >> it is a fantastic district. what happened was voters in the commun
. >> i know if i get a $250 fine every time i was texting ann romney driving i would probably stop the first time i got caught. >> they are getting ready to put cops everyone several miles to enforce the laws. >> reporter: state leaders say they believe the problem of distracted driving will likely get worse leaving other states to push for more aggressive numbers. >>> by a margin of just a few dozen votes a $15 minimum wage for some workers in a city in washington...
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whatever had come out of his mouth he did not want to believe reflected the real mitt romney and yet as we know it was a crystallizing moment that in fact created a blockage. i think in the end there was no way he could win the campaign but certainly after that event made it much more difficult. just as an aside i tried repeatedly to get president obama to do an interview for the book. he had done to interviews for 2008 oak and one in particular was a very rich interview in which he talked about his philosophy of leadership and how i wanted to sit down with him not to go through why he did so badly in the first debate and obviously would have asked him about that but i wanted him to reflect a bit more on where the country was after his re-election and what he had taken away from it because he could be quite thoughtful about it. he declined in and the white house declined all my requests and they made a decision that he would not participate in any of the books that were going on to cover the 2012 election. if there is one big hole in my book is the absence of his voice in the book an
whatever had come out of his mouth he did not want to believe reflected the real mitt romney and yet as we know it was a crystallizing moment that in fact created a blockage. i think in the end there was no way he could win the campaign but certainly after that event made it much more difficult. just as an aside i tried repeatedly to get president obama to do an interview for the book. he had done to interviews for 2008 oak and one in particular was a very rich interview in which he talked...
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i have a feeling governor romney was very involved in romney care. fromdent obama is detached obamacare sadly. do you agree or disagree with that sentiment? guest: i would disagree. i met governor romney when i was hired for this position. he did an interview with me. i am not saying he was on involved. this was passed in april 2006. he was already very involved with the national campaign for the republican nomination for 2000 made and was ultimately unsuccessful. campaign for -- the republican nomination of 2008 and was ultimately unsuccessful. patrick has been very involved and very supportive as well. while the white house seems to have focused elsewhere on many other important issues and 2011, 2012, they were involved in the passing and implementation of health care. rich is joining us on the republican line from florida. websitei went to the yesterday and had no problem signing up for health insurance. what people do not realize is the fact that when they see the $6,000 co-pay -- i am relatively healthy. doctors appointments and basic checkups a
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the reason we think there are too many people really, because we would not be having this debate if romney had won the presidency, is because the d.c. circuit is the most powerful circuit in the country and makes decisions on the administrative choices of the obama administration. >> i want to talk about the d.c. circuit and the mel watt nomination. just in thinking about power, though, this week, also reminded about what power looks like on thursday night when the saints, you know, whooped the falcons. that said -- that was from my proo pro-deucer who's from from atlanta. i live to make fun of her. stay right there. as we discuss the legacy of impact on lyndon johnson this morning. i like a clean kitchen. i don't do any cleaning. i make dirt. ♪ very, very heavy. i'm not big enough or strong enough for this. there should be some way to make it easier. [ doorbell rings ] [ morty ] here's a box, babe. open it up. oh my goodness! what is a wetjet? some kind of a mopping device. there's a lot of dirt on here. morty, look at how easy it is. it's almost like dancing. [ both humming ] this is c
the reason we think there are too many people really, because we would not be having this debate if romney had won the presidency, is because the d.c. circuit is the most powerful circuit in the country and makes decisions on the administrative choices of the obama administration. >> i want to talk about the d.c. circuit and the mel watt nomination. just in thinking about power, though, this week, also reminded about what power looks like on thursday night when the saints, you know,...
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was the affordable care act based on romney's plan. now all of a sudden, when barack does this, then the republicans want to act like they didn't have anything to do with it. it is nothing to do with republicans and all this. they wanted to make the president a one term president and they had already stated that they weren't going to do anything to support him. we are not crazy people we know what is going on. you didn't want this because it it is.mocrat -- way just live with it. host: gloria, tell us your thoughts not just about the deadlines but about the rollout of the affordable care act. caller: anything that has to do with computers and everything, normally they do have problems. i don't know why everybody is acting like this is unusual. this thing doesn't happen, it happens all the time. even with your cell phone, with anything that has to do with stuff like that, there are always problems. this is just another way to complain about what the president is doing. he is trying to help everyone. i have never seen people that don't e
was the affordable care act based on romney's plan. now all of a sudden, when barack does this, then the republicans want to act like they didn't have anything to do with it. it is nothing to do with republicans and all this. they wanted to make the president a one term president and they had already stated that they weren't going to do anything to support him. we are not crazy people we know what is going on. you didn't want this because it it is.mocrat -- way just live with it. host: gloria,...
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political atmosphere is so charged right now that unlike massachusetts where you had a republican governor romney and a democratic legislature working to fix it as it came out. here any fix, anything that is being done to the law is being done in the face of tremendous opposition. martha: they are not improving that situation yesterday with this nuclear option. they arer in never going to get together now. >> martha, you are right on target. you just exploded the nuclear option. right now it's too polar eye --o polarized in this town. bill: that on the heels of another delay and obamacare. democrats changing the rules in the senate. what about that? hypocrisy? martha: chilling 911 calls just released of the moment an armed man hijacked a school bus that was packed with children. >> it's okay, calm down. >> he got on the school bus with a knife with the bus driver and they are driving down the street. bill: eight years ago republicans were just talking about changing the rules in the senate and democrats railed against it. >> the right of free and open debate is taken away from the minority partie
political atmosphere is so charged right now that unlike massachusetts where you had a republican governor romney and a democratic legislature working to fix it as it came out. here any fix, anything that is being done to the law is being done in the face of tremendous opposition. martha: they are not improving that situation yesterday with this nuclear option. they arer in never going to get together now. >> martha, you are right on target. you just exploded the nuclear option. right now...
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not romney, obama. he was like, i'm getting the hell out of here. this is not fun at all! >> maybe not a do over. what about a recall election? that's what my neighbor said, given everything that's gone on. can we have a recall election? kind of complicated. as it turns out, to his point, mitt romney, right on almost everything. >> right. >> you know what i hear on the radio a lot, people saying obamacare is such a poor rollout, there has to be a plan behind it towards working to a single payer program. i said nobody would ever want to roll out something so embarrassing as obamacare. doesn't seem right. these are the calls you're getting. people can't believe how poor it was done and how ill it was constructed. >> you've got your radio audience. i've got my neighbor. >> you got your neighbor, that's fine. >> all neighbors, i'm sure, are going to be gearing up, but everybody loves the sports of the olympics. but you may be hearing more politics when the sports when it comes time so bob costadds was promising more coverage. do you remember when he made the half time remarks
not romney, obama. he was like, i'm getting the hell out of here. this is not fun at all! >> maybe not a do over. what about a recall election? that's what my neighbor said, given everything that's gone on. can we have a recall election? kind of complicated. as it turns out, to his point, mitt romney, right on almost everything. >> right. >> you know what i hear on the radio a lot, people saying obamacare is such a poor rollout, there has to be a plan behind it towards working...
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back in 2012, his opponent, mitt romney, won this region by more than 73% of the popular vote. >> now the problem-plagued rollout of the health care website and bickering that led to the partial hut down of the federal government are adding to dissatisfaction, continuing to the sinking approval ratings for president obama. >> i think it has hurt him tremendously. >> charlene abney has been an independent pharmacists in rome for over 30 years. she thinks obama's policies are anti small business, and with the affordable care act, it will just get worse. >> independent pharmacies are not preferred, which is going to cost our customers more co pay if they trade with us. >> in the local barber shop, the hope is gone. >> when he was first elected, had an opportunity as a black man, being the first black president of the united states, that he could actually make some changes. >> retired factory worker roy hudson supports the president. for him, the anti obama trend is about something else. >> i think they're really hate from the day he went in office, being he was african-american. >> some
back in 2012, his opponent, mitt romney, won this region by more than 73% of the popular vote. >> now the problem-plagued rollout of the health care website and bickering that led to the partial hut down of the federal government are adding to dissatisfaction, continuing to the sinking approval ratings for president obama. >> i think it has hurt him tremendously. >> charlene abney has been an independent pharmacists in rome for over 30 years. she thinks obama's policies are...
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do you remember back on the campaign trail, poor mitt romney had to sign a campaign staffer to the job of just holding that chair steady? props are hard. now watch this guy. on the senate floor yesterday trying to help out new hampshire senate republican kelly ayotte. >> if we lose our valuable in connection with -- information to protect our country, here is the problem we face. here is the current head of al-qaeda. >> that guy, whoever he is, is an unsung hero of congressional chart display. now look, the first one goes up. al-qaeda guy number one has made it to the easel, okay, the boss is reaching for the second guy, quick, get the first guy out of there, now grand finale, bring back the first guy, second chart is still there, first chart now on top. come on now, stick the landing, wow, who is the guy popping out of your head there? it is like holiday on ice. this guy is great. last, though, senator ayotte lost that vote, she got the charts right, except for the part that osama bin laden looked like mini me, she endured a real failure in the senate. in that failure, which was both
do you remember back on the campaign trail, poor mitt romney had to sign a campaign staffer to the job of just holding that chair steady? props are hard. now watch this guy. on the senate floor yesterday trying to help out new hampshire senate republican kelly ayotte. >> if we lose our valuable in connection with -- information to protect our country, here is the problem we face. here is the current head of al-qaeda. >> that guy, whoever he is, is an unsung hero of congressional...